who lived near Coleraine, by whom be had two sons and two daughters, viz., Annie, Peter, Peggy, and James. His wife died, leaving James an infant; and he afterwards married Mary Gilmore, who was about seventeen years of age, by whom he had four daughters and two sons, viz., Thomas, Nanny, Jane, Molly, Anna, and George. Thomas was born September, 1716.
Anna married James Gilmore, of Windham.
Peggy married Andrew McFarland.
Nanny married Robert McCurdy, of Londonderry.
Jane married Capt. John Wise.
Molly married John Moore, of Londonderry.
George Christie lived to an old age.
Jesse Christie lived to about 63 years.
James Christie was born October 20, 1715. At the age of 14 he came to America, his father having emigrated to America many years before. Previous to his coming to America he lived with Peter Christie, one of his uncles, a rich farmer. At the age of 28 years he married Agnes Canada, who was about 20 years of age. She was born Sept. 15, 1723. This union produced four sons and two daughters. He died Oct. 1, 1755. The following are the names of his children:
Bettie Christie, born July 7, 1745.
James Christie, born Jan. 16, 1747.
Thomas Christie, born April 17, 1749.
Peter Christie, born June 6, 1751.
Anne Christie, born Sept. 17, 1753.
Jesse Christie, born Aug. 1, 1755.
After his death (Oct. 1, 1755), his widow, Agnes, married James Quinten, by whom she had two sons, viz.,
Joshua Quinten, born March 6, 1762; died March 2, 1829.
John Quinten, born May 6, 1768; died March 15, 1829.
(James Quinten had also been previously married, and had by his first wife sons Hugh and David, and a daughter.)
Betty Christie married John McMurphy, and died Feburary or March, 1833.
James Christie died Sept. 5, 1789.
Thomas Christie, drowned Dec. 8, 1773.
Peter Christie died May 8, 1777.
Thomas Christie married Molly Howlet (widow of Laomi Howlet, and daughter of John Smith, of Boxford, Mass.), by whom he had three sons, the second of whom died in infancy.
James, the oldest, was born Dec. 31, 1769.
Thomas was born March 11, 1773.
Molly, widow of Thomas Christie, after his death married Jonathan Burpee, who was born Oct. 16, 1751.
Thomas Christie, son of Thomas, married Susan Christie, July 16, 1809, and after her death, Mary Kendrick. He died Aug. 7, 1848; and she died Jan. 30, 1884, aged 90 years, 7 months, 25 days, leaving two sons,—James A. Christie and Thomas S. Christie,—both now living at Detroit, Mich. Their grandfather, Thomas Christie, was one of the pioneers of St. John, N. B., having emigrated to that place about 1762-'63, where his son Thomas was born in 1773. The latter came to Fairhaven, Vermont, about 1808; and subsequently settled in Western New York, where he died; and his widow and children moved to Detroit, Mich.
